UAE Business: Bridging gender gap to ‘add $2.7trn to the regional economy’ – Gulf Digital News
UAE Business: Bridging gender gap to ‘add $2.7trn to the regional economy’ – Gulf Digital News
With more women setting up SMEs and the gender gap bridging, the Mena region could add $2.7 trillion to the economy by 2025, several studies have pointed out.
However, the business landscape across the world continues to be dominated by men, despite the well-known benefits of gender parity.
A recent report by the World Economic Forum states that at the current pace it will take another 257 years to bridge the gender gap in terms of economic participation.
However, some countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, are now making concerted efforts to ensure gender parity by providing women with more financing options, business training, mentoring, and networking opportunities for entrepreneurship.
In the Middle East, 7.6% of women are early-stage entrepreneurs compared with 11.8% of men.
According to the UAE’s Department of Economic Development, 48% of SMEs are headed by women in the country. The UAE has not only pledged $50 million to the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Fund but also gender equality as one of its sustainable development goals. Despite this, the recent Campaign Middle East’s Power List did not include one woman.
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As you know, women and girls face a combination of legal barriers, social and gender norms, lack of access to political power, and lack of economic and social resources. A #bookbubble @StephenieFoster https://bubli.sh/HcHgbp7/ #education #reference #amreading
To enhance women’s economic empowerment, the government in 2013 launched the AGPO programme, which seeks to have women, youths & persons with disabilities access 30% of its procurement opportunities. However, women have yet to fully benefit.
#NationGender
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/kenya-power-urges-women-to-tender-for-agpo-contracts-4162784
7 days to go! A Wilton Park Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment will discuss future action on #gender and #socialprotection to increase women’s work opportunities, economic assets and savings, and household decision-making #RightsFreedomPotential @FCDOResearch
Big recommendation for @poliscisara's new book on the political economy of coverture, the legal erasure of women in marriage. If you research and/or teach women/gender & politics or APD, this book clearly lays out the economic & political logic of both coverture & reform.
#WMH Spotlight: New book forthcoming in May 2023 from @poliscisara explores the development of married women’s economic rights in the U.S. states before the Nineteenth Amendment. http://cup.columbia.edu/book/in-her-own-name/9780231199674
Working together to address issues of gender inequality and women's empowerment would benefit all societies in the Horn of Africa. Educating young women in STEM and Tech will advance economic development. #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Somalia #Djibouti #HornofAfrica #StrongerTogether
It's fun to talk about strides towards gender parity during Women's History Month, but economic equality remains. Let's all do what we can to help provide those in need baby diapers, in honor of the mothers in our lives! #enddiaperneed #diaperneedawareness
YALI ABIA COURSE OF THE WEEK:
"Understanding the Rights of Women and Girls"
Gender-based violence is a global epidemic. It crosses every social and economic class, ethnicity, race, religion, and education level, and transcends international borders.
Revisit some of our past learning experiences, which highlight the importance of #gender inclusion in economic development, and showcase projects that have engaged the private sector to increase women's empowerment. https://agrilinks.org/post/inclusive-development-examples-engaging-private-sector-increase-womens-empowerment
REMIT held the first session of its 'Economy for All' group intended to mainstream gender in key economic reform work. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister @ShazaFK chaired the women empowerment & financial inclusion session with @investinpak, @StateBank_Pak & @SmedaOfficial
We should be putting a priority on diversity and inclusion as the Web3 industry develops! We can advance not only gender equality but also economic development and creativity by empowering women in developing nations using blockchain and Web 3.0. #web3 #NFTs #womenintech
Women often face barriers in exercising their economic agency. Two of J-PAL’s initiatives—the Gender & Economic Agency Initiative and the Jobs & Opportunity Initiative—aim to support research that can help inform strategies to address these barriers. https://j-p.al/p8g
The UN Commission on the Status of Women's session wrapped.
@NWAC_CA attended to ensure technological change talks include Indigenous Women, Girls & Gender-Diverse+ Peoples fighting for greater safety, employment & economic security.
#cdnpoli #CSW67 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2023/03/press-release-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women-reaffirms-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation-and-education-in-the-digital-age-in-accelerating-gender-equality
Colombia’s 2016 #peaceagreement was expected to help the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reintegrate into society. But post-war efforts for women ex-combatants have perpetuated #genderinequalities. @JanineAguilera writes in the latest IGC blog ✍️ https://www.theigc.org/blogs/gender-equality/war-economic-reintegration-challenges-women-ex-combatants-colombia
The Ohio Equal Pay Act will empower women, families, & businesses. It will also ensure retirement security, lower poverty rates, & boost economic growth in our state.
Read a fantastic article about the Ohio Equal Pay Act here:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/ohio-lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-try-to-end-the-gender-wage-gap
#EqualPayCantWait… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637810392670797824
Happening Now: Live Event
How can we promote #gender equality in the #energy sector?
Watch the discussion on the RENEW-MENA platform that is working to boost women’s economic participation across the energy sector value chain, on March 20 at 8.30 AM EST: http://wrld.bg/YShz50NlAn4
Gender-focused ESG strategies are believed to be important accelerators towards equality, diversity and inclusion which addresses gender gaps in ecosystems management and essentially boosts the economic prosperity of women.
#Esgandgender #Sustainability #Sustainablepractices
7 days to go! A Wilton Park Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment will discuss our work on #gender and #socialprotection – how it increases women’s work opportunities, savings and household decision-making - to inform future action. #RightsFreedomPotential @FCDOInclusive
According to UN Women, it will take another 286 years for women to close the global gender gap at this pace! Therefore, it is crucial that women play a significant part in driving economic development and ensuring the community welfare.
Learn how digital technology and platform economies create opportunities for women entrepreneurs that can narrow gender gaps in economic access and employment.
Join our next Asian Impact webinar on 21 March.
Can online platform economies create opportunities for women entrepreneurs and narrow gender gaps?
Join our panel on March 21 to learn how informed policies can help create inclusive digital ecosystems.
📍 Register here: http://ow.ly/kGyF50NkNEj
♀Women report a lower financial wellbeing than men and are less confident about their #FinancialLiteracy https://bbva.info/42rZwHc via @PRNewswire
International Women's Day, celebrated annually on 8 March, is a global day commemorating women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. The theme for 2023’s IWD is: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
Details here: https://bit.ly/41x4bHJ
Empowering women can drive change toward gender equality and unlock trillions of dollars in economic potential.
Gender Global Director Hana Brixi explains how the @WorldBank is working towards this goal with our #GenderStrategyUpdate: http://wrld.bg/5bSI50N2lPF #AccelerateEquality
#WomenseconomicforumKE
Theme: Getting women involved in Kenya’s Economic Recovery
@HonJumwa @gender_ke @GAC_Corporate @wee_hub @WVL_Kenya1
#WomensEconomicForumKE is a platform towards women's economic emancipation. Happening today 27 and 28 February, this year's forum has been cohosted with @gender_ke, @GAC_Corporate @wee_hub @CAREinKenya and @WVL_Kenya1 with @HonJumwa as the chief guest.
Economic Recovery plans should be macro level and gender responsive with long term sustainable impacts ~ Faith Lumonya, Akina Mama Wa Afrika Uganda #women’http://secomomicforum.ke @FaithLumonya @amwaafrika @crawntrustkenya @Kwwdnetwork @dausih
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